Transbay BART service restored after crash

A BART worker hangs a closure notice on a gate at the West Oakland station on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. A truck that crashed through a barrier and onto the BART tracks in West Oakland shut down transbay service for about 90 minutes. less

A BART worker hangs a closure notice on a gate at the West Oakland station on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. A truck that crashed through a barrier and onto the BART tracks in West Oakland shut ... more

Photo: Noah Berger, Special To The Chronicle

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A BART worker hangs a closure notice on a gate at the West Oakland station on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. A truck that crashed through a barrier and onto the BART tracks in West Oakland shut down transbay service for about 90 minutes. less

A BART worker hangs a closure notice on a gate at the West Oakland station on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. A truck that crashed through a barrier and onto the BART tracks in West Oakland shut ... more

Photo: Noah Berger, Special To The Chronicle

Transbay BART service restored after crash

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Two truck mishaps — one on BART tracks in Oakland and one in the middle of the Richmond-San Rafael bridge — created a commuter nightmare Wednesday night.

In the BART accident, a truck that crashed through a gate and onto the BART tracks in West Oakland shut down transbay service for about 90 minutes.

The truck entered the trackway near the intersection of 4th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The unidentified driver was taken by ambulance to a hospital with unknown injuries. BART trains were able to stop without striking the truck and no BART passengers were injured, BART spokesman Taylor Huckaby said.

The West Oakland station was also closed because of the obstruction. Transbay service was restored around 9 p.m., after inspectors decided that trains could be safely operated over the affected section of tracks. Residual delays continued to affect the entire system.

On the Richmond Bridge, a large white tanker truck with a double trailer appeared to flip over the shoulder barrier and come to rest on the bridge railing shortly before 7 p.m. in the eastbound lanes. The rear portion of the truck was resting on its side.

Traffic stopped, then moved at a crawl while bridge crews worked to right the truck. The condition of the driver was not immediately known.